Frank Cousins and Phil M. Riley.

April 1, 1920

Contents

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chapter page
Foreword[v]
[I].Philadelphia Architecture[1]
[II].Georgian Country Houses of Brick[16]
[III].City Residences of Brick[38]
[IV].Ledge-stone Country Houses[53]
[V].Plastered Stone Country Houses[69]
[VI].Hewn Stone Country Houses[86]
[VII].Doorways and Porches[101]
[VIII].Windows and Shutters[134]
[IX].Halls and Staircases[153]
[X].Mantels and Chimney Pieces[169]
[XI].Interior Wood Finish[185]
[XII].Public Buildings[196]
Index[227]

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List of Plates

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[I].Doorway, Cliveden, Germantown[Frontispiece]
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[II].Old Mermaid Inn, Mount Airy; Old Red LionInn[6]
[III].Camac Street, "The Street of Little Clubs";Woodford, Northern Liberties, FairmountPark. Erected by William Coleman in 1756[7]
[IV].Stenton, Germantown Avenue, Germantown.Erected by James Logan in 1727[12]
[V].Hope Lodge, Whitemarsh Valley. Erected bySamuel Morris in 1723; Home of StephenGirard[13]
[VI].Port Royal House, Frankford. Erected in 1762
by Edward Stiles		[16]
[VII].Blackwell House, 224 Pine Street. Erectedabout 1765 by John Stamper; WhartonHouse, 336 Spruce Street. Erected prior to1796 by Samuel Pancoast[17]
[VIII].Morris House, 225 South Eighth Street. Erectedin 1786 by John Reynolds[20]
[IX].Wistar House, Fourth and Locust Streets.Erected about 1750; Betsy Ross House,239 Arch Street[21]
[X].Glen Fern, on Wissahickon Creek, Germantown.Erected about 1747 by Thomas Shoemaker;Grumblethorpe, 5261 Germantown Avenue,Germantown. Erected in 1744 by JohnWister[24]
[XI].[xii]Upsala, Germantown Avenue and UpsalaStreets, Germantown. Erected in 1798
by John Johnson; End Perspective ofUpsala		[25]
[XII].The Woodlands, Blockley Township, WestPhiladelphia. Erected in 1770 byWilliam Hamilton; Stable at TheWoodlands[28]
[XIII].Wyck, Germantown Avenue and Walnut Lane,Germantown. Erected by Hans Millanabout 1690; Hall and Entrance Doorways,Wyck[29]
[XIV].Mount Pleasant, Northern Liberties, FairmountPark. Erected in 1761 by CaptainJames Macpherson; The Main House,Mount Pleasant[32]
[XV].Deschler-Perot-Morris House, 5442 GermantownAvenue, Germantown. Erectedin 1772 by Daniel Deschler; Vernon,Vernon Park, Germantown. Erected in1803 by James Matthews[33]
[XVI].Loudoun, Germantown Avenue and ApsleyStreet, Germantown. Erected in 1801 byThomas Armat; Solitude, Blockley Township,Fairmount Park. Erected in 1785
by John Penn		[34]
[XVII].Cliveden, Germantown Avenue and JohnsonStreet, Germantown. Erected in 1781 byBenjamin Chew[35]
[XVIII].Detail of Cliveden Façade; Detail of BartramHouse Façade[40]
[XIX].The Highlands, Skippack Pike, Whitemarsh.Erected in 1796 by Anthony Morris[41]
[XX].[xiii] Bartram House, Kingsessing, West Philadelphia.Erected in 1730-31 byJohn Bartram; Old Green Tree Inn,6019 Germantown Avenue, Germantown.Erected in 1748[46]
[XXI].Johnson House, 6306 Germantown Avenue,Germantown. Erected in 1765-68 byDirck Jansen; Billmeyer House,Germantown Avenue, Germantown.Erected in 1727[47]
[XXII].Hooded Doorway, Johnson House, Germantown;Hooded Doorway, Green TreeInn[52]
[XXIII].Pedimental Doorway, 114 League Street;Pedimental Doorway, 5933 GermantownAvenue[53]
[XXIV].Doorway, 5011 Germantown Avenue;Doorway, Morris House, 225 SouthEighth Street[56]
[XXV].Doorway, 6504 Germantown Avenue;Doorway, 709 Spruce Street[57]
[XXVI].Doorway, 5200 Germantown Avenue;Doorway, 4927 Frankford Avenue[60]
[XXVII].[xiv] Doorway, Powel House, 244 South ThirdStreet; Doorway, Wharton House,336 Spruce Street[61]
[XXVIII].Doorway, 301 South Seventh Street[64]
[XXIX].Doorway, Grumblethorpe, 5621 GermantownAvenue; Doorway, 6105
Germantown Avenue		[65]
[XXX].Doorway, Doctor Denton's House,Germantown[68]
[XXXI].West Entrance, Mount Pleasant, FairmountPark; East Entrance, Mount Pleasant[69]
[XXXII].Doorway, Solitude, Fairmount Park;Doorway, Perot-Morris House, 5442
Germantown Avenue		[72]
[XXXIII].Entrance Porch and Doorway, Upsala, Germantown;Elliptical Porch and Doorway,39 Fisher's Lane, Wayne Junction[73]
[XXXIV].Doorway, 224 South Eighth Street; Doorway,Stenton[78]
[XXXV].Doorway and Ironwork, Southeast Cornerof Eighth and Spruce Streets[79]
[XXXVI].Doorway and Ironwork, Northeast Cornerof Third and Pine Streets; Stoopwith Curved Stairs and Iron Handrail,316 South Third Street[84]
[XXXVII].Stoop and Balustrade, Wistar House; Stoopand Balustrade, 130 Race Street[85]
[XXXVIII].Detail of Iron Balustrade, 216 SouthNinth Street; Stoop with WingFlights, 207 La Grange Alley[88]
[XXXIX].Iron Newel, Fourth and Liberty Streets;Iron Newel, 1107 Walnut Street[89]
[XL].Footscraper, Wyck; Old PhiladelphiaFootscraper; Footscraper, Third andSpruce Streets; Footscraper, Dirck-KeyserHouse, Germantown[92]
[XLI].Footscraper, 320 South Third Street;Footscraper, South Third Street;Footscraper, Vernon, Germantown;Footscraper, 239 Pine Street[93]
[XLII].[xv] Iron Stair Rail and Footscraper, SouthSeventh Street (section); Iron StairRail and Footscraper, South FourthStreet (section); Iron Stair Rail andFootscraper, Seventh and LocustStreets (section); Iron Stair Railand Footscraper, Seventh and LocustStreets (section)[98]
[XLIII].Detail of Window and Shutters, MorrisHouse[99]
[XLIV].Window and Shutters, Free Quakers'Meeting House, Fifth and ArchStreets; Second Story Window, FreeQuakers' Meeting House[102]
[XLV].Detail of Window, Combes Alley; Windowand Shutters, Cliveden; Window, BartramHouse[103]
[XLVI].Window, Stenton; Window and Shutters,128 Race Street[106]
[XLVII].Dormer, Witherill House, 130 North FrontStreet; Dormer, 6105 GermantownAvenue, Germantown; ForeshortenedWindow, Morris House; Dormer,Stenton; Window and Shutters,Witherill House; Window andBlinds, 6105 Germantown Avenue[107]
[XLVIII].Shutter Fastener, Cliveden; ShutterFastener, Wyck; Shutter Fastener,Perot-Morris House; Shutter Fastener,6043 Germantown Avenue[110]
[LIX].Detail of Round Headed Window, CongressHall; Detail of Round HeadedWindow, Christ Church[111]
[L].Fenestration, Chancel End, St. Peter'sChurch[114]
[LI].Details of Round Headed Windows,Christ Church[115]
[LII].Chancel Window, Christ Church; PalladianWindow and Doorway, IndependenceHall[118]
[LIII].[xvi] Palladian Window, The Woodlands[119]
[LIV].Great Hall and Staircase, Stenton[122]
[LV].Hall and Staircase, Whitby Hall; Detailof Staircase, Whitby Hall[123]
[LVI].Hall and Staircase, Mount Pleasant;Second Floor Hall Archway andPalladian Window, Mount Pleasant[126]
[LVII].Hall and Staircase, Cliveden; StaircaseDetail, Cliveden[127]
[LVIII].Detail of Staircase Balustrade and Newel,Upsala; Staircase Balustrade, Roxborough[130]
[LIX].Staircase Detail, Upsala; StaircaseBalustrade, Gowen House, MountAiry[131]
[LX].Detail of Stair Ends, Carpenter House,Third and Spruce Streets; Detail ofStair Ends, Independence Hall(horizontal section)[134]
[LXI].Chimney Piece in the Hall, Stenton;Chimney Piece and Paneled Wall,Great Chamber, Mount Pleasant[135]
[LXII].Chimney Piece and Paneled Wall, Parlor,Whitby Hall[138]
[LXIII].Chimney Piece, Parlor, Mount Pleasant;Chimney Piece, Parlor, Cliveden[139]
[LXIV].Chimney Piece and Paneled Wall on theSecond Floor of an Old Spruce StreetHouse; Detail of Mantel, 312 CypressStreet[142]
[LXV].Parlor Mantel, Upsala; Detail of ParlorMantel, Upsala[143]
[LXVI].Mantel at Upsala; Mantel at Third and[xvii]DeLancy Streets[144]
[LXVII].Mantel, Rex House, Mount Airy; Mantelat 729 Walnut Street[145]
[LXVIII].Parlor, Stenton; Reception Room, Stenton[148]
[LXIX].Dining Room, Stenton; Library, Stenton[149]
[LXX].Pedimental Doorway, First Floor, MountPleasant; Pedimental Doorway,Second Floor, Mount Pleasant[152]
[LXXI].Doorways, Second Floor Hall, MountPleasant; Doorway Detail, WhitbyHall[153]
[LXXII].Inside of Front Door, Whitby Hall;Palladian Window on Stair Landing,Whitby Hall[156]
[LXXIII].Window Detail, Parlor, Whitby Hall;Window Detail, Dining Room, WhitbyHall[157]
[LXXIV].Ceiling Detail, Solitude; Cornice andFrieze Detail, Solitude[160]
[LXXV].Independence Hall, Independence SquareSide. Begun in 1731[161]
[LXXVI].Independence Hall, Chestnut StreetSide[164]
[LXXVII].Independence Hall, Stairway; LibertyBell, Independence Hall[165]
[LXXVIII].Stairway Landing, Independence Hall;Palladian Window at Stairway Landing[170]
[LXXIX].Declaration Chamber, Independence Hall[171]
[LXXX].Judge's Bench, Supreme Court Room,Independence Hall; Arcade at OppositeEnd of Court Room[174]
[LXXXI].Banquet Hall, Second Floor, Independence[xviii]Hall; Entrance to Banquet Hall[175]
[LXXXII].Congress Hall, Sixth and Chestnut Streets.Completed in 1790; Congress Hallfrom Independence Square[180]
[LXXXIII].Stair Hall Details, Congress Hall[181]
[LXXXIV].Interior Detail of Main Entrance, CongressHall; President's Dais, SenateChamber, Congress Hall[190]
[LXXXV].Gallery, Senate Chamber, Congress Hall[191]
[LXXXVI].Carpenters' Hall, off Chestnut Streetbetween South Third and SouthFourth Streets. Erected in 1770;Old Market House, Second and PineStreets[196]
[LXXXVII].Main Building, Pennsylvania Hospital.Erected in 1755[197]
[LXXXVIII].Main Hall and Double Staircase, PennsylvaniaHospital[206]
[LXXXIX].Custom House, Fifth and ChestnutStreets. Completed in 1824; MainBuilding, Girard College. Begun in1833[207]
[XC].Old Stock Exchange, Walnut and DockStreets; Girard National Bank, 116
South Third Street		[210]
[XCI].Christ Church, North Second Street nearMarket Street. Erected in 1727-44;Old Swedes' Church, Swanson andChristian Streets. Erected in 1698-1700[211]
[XCII].St. Peter's Church, South Third andPine Streets. Erected in 1761; Lectern,St. Peter's Church[216]
[XCIII].Interior and Chancel, Christ Church;Interior and Lectern, St. Peter's[xix]Church[217]
[XCIV].Interior and Chancel, Old Swedes' Church;St. Paul's Church, South Third Streetnear Walnut Street[220]
[XCV].Mennonite Meeting House, Germantown.Erected in 1770; Holy TrinityChurch, South Twenty-first and WalnutStreets[221]

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